General Services Administration, PBS,The Wanamaker Building,100 Penn Square East,Philadelphia,,PA 19107-3396

C -- A/E MECH., ELECTRICAL & RELATED ENGR. SOL GS-03P-96-DXD-0002 DUE 111095 POC Contact,Lucretia Perry,215/656-6155,Contracting Officer,Daniel J. Correnti, 215/656-6155 SYNOPSIS OF PROPOSED PROCUREMENT OF A-E SERVICES C-Full Mechanical, Electrical and Related Engineering and Architectural Design Services for projects in the states of Virginia (excluding the counties of Arlington, Farfax, Loudoun and Prince William) and West Virginia involving repairs, alterations, renovations and modernization of buildings or portions thereof. Projects under this contract are primarily mechanical, electrical, fire protection, life safety, security and code compliance in nature with incidental asbestos abatement, elevator work, structural and architectural work and may require the preparation of feasibility studies, design development, construction documents and some monitoring of construction as required. Repair and alteration work will be for federal facilities and generally will range up to $2,000,000 in construction costs. Examples of types of projects include HVAC system upgrades, electrical distribution system improve ments, plumbing renovation work, new security systems and elevator up- grades. This procurement will result in a supplemental indefinite quantity term contract. The work stated above may involve multiple work orders to be concurrently within the geographical area. All graphic submissions shall be submitted in a computer aided design format. If the Architect/Engineer (A/E) uses Versa Cad, Cad Vance or Intergraph, the graphics shall be submitted on a DXF file which shall be able to be edited in Autocad R12. Use Microsoft Excel for cost estimates and Microsoft Word for other written documents. Full design capability in metric terms will be required. Respondents must demonstrate capability and a planned approach to per- form services in existing design production offices existing within the geographical area defined above at the time of this notice. The firm must have previous design experience with repair and alteration work in occupied facilities and be capable of providing construction monitoring/ field support services on call throughout the geographical area defined above. EVALUATION CRITERIA TO BE APPLIED IN THE SELECTION PROCESS IN THE ORDE OF IMPORTANCE ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. PAST PERFORMANCE AND EXPERIENCE with related or similar projects: The firm shall provide a separate, detailed narrative of only five (5) relevant projects as noted in SF 255, Item No. 8. List projects which demonstrate firm's experience with projects that are relevant to the type of work being solicited. Narrative description will be limited to one-half page, 200 words or less, per project. 2. PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS: Team members will be evaluated on the basis of their education, professional certification, licensure, knowledge and application of all relevant codes and with System International Units (metric) and experience within each of the disciplines identified. They must have demonstrated an ability to perform repair and alteration design work of similar size and scope in occupied buildings. 3. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE AND FAMILIARITY WITH FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES: The firm must demonstrate its experience on federal projects including its record on previous GSA projects. Previous working experience with PQ-100.1 (Facility Standards for PBS),applicable National Building Codes (including BOCA, Fire and Safety, and Environ- mental Codes),Uniform Accessibility Standards (UFAS/ADA),and the facility guidelines of specific agencies for completed or current projects sim- ilar in size and complexity as referenced in SF255 Item #8 and #9. The A/E should also demonstrate experience in design using the metric system. 4. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT: The firm shall demonstrate team organiz- ation and ability to control budgets, schedules and quality assurance on multiple work orders occurring simultaneously. Critical factors include types and numbers of personnel in desired disciplines and prior experience of team members. Length of working relationship either as individuals from different firms or within the prime's organization will be considered. After the initial evaluation of the information submitted a short listof the highest ranking firms will be prepared and those firms will be inter- viewed. The firm's presentation in the selection interview will also be evaluated using the above criteria. In addition to the criteria above, supplemental points are set aside for the involvement of minority and women owned firms. Consideration will be limited to prime firms or joint ventures capable of providing a minimum of 50% of services wit in-house resources in existing active design office in the geographical area. The estimasted early con- tract date is OCTOBER 1996 and the estimated early finish date is OCTOBER 2001. The contract will cover an initial one (1) year base with four (4)one-year renewal options. The contract will include hourly rates for anticipated disciplies for use in negotiating fixed price work orders. However, basic design services will be covered by the contract Look Up Tables. The total fee amount includes costs for concepts,tentative design or pre- liminary working drawing services,demolition drawings and specifications, permanent and demountable partitions design and reproduction costs inci- dental to preparing contract documents. Costs for feasibility studies, field measurements, existing facility surveys, travel and construction inspection are not included and must be negotiated separately. These tables will be provided to the A/E during initial contract negotiations. However, the Government reserves the right to award a delivery order against the contract based on the negotiated hourly rates only. The maximum amount to be expended under the contract shall not exceed $750,000.00 per year. Firms meeting the designated geographical limitations and having the cap- abilities to perform the services described herein are invited to re- spond by submitting a completed SF255 along with a letter of interest (identifying this announcement by number) to the office listed below with- in 30 calendar days of the date of this notice. Please use revised SF255 dated November 1992. Copies can be obtained by calling 215-656-5525. SPECIAL ATTENTION SHOULD BE GIVEN IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS OF THE SF255: ITEM 7: List only the team members including staff professionals who will actually perform the major tasks under this contract, (not more than 10). On Item 7(g) list the experience and role of persons proposed on the five (5) selected relevant projects. List only the lead design engineer for fire protection/life safety, security, structural, plumbing, HVAC, electrical and elevator work including the lead architect. ITEM 8: List only five (5) projects, not five (5) projects for each firm (joint venture/consultants). Indicate which firms performed each of the projects and their specific responsibility and function. Include only re- levant projects of similar size and scope to those to be performed under this contrat. The relevant projects presented must demonstrate the firm's capability to design complex projects to be constructed in occu- pied facilities having sensitive tenants. Those projects must show how the firm phased the project to maintain security, noise control and continued normal operation of the facility. ITEM 8(B) Provide a synopsis of the scope of work for each project. ITEM 9C: Provide a client point of contact and telephone number for each project. ITEM 10: In a narrative form, outline your firm's approach to design re- views, quality control and project management. Include additional infor- mation regarding the firm's qualification to perform work similar in scope and size. The last entry under Item 10 must read: ''I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FIRM LISTED UNDER ITEM 1 IS A SMALL BUSINESS AND MEETS THE GEOGRAPHICAL LIMITATIONS STATED IN THE CBD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THIS CONTRACT.'' This is not a request for proposal. This contract is a total SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE, the size standard for which is a concern including its affiliates, having an average annual sale or receipts for its preceding three (3) fiscal years not in excess of $2,500,000.00. Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data to: GSA Mid-Atlantic Region New River Realty Services District (3PN) The Wanamaker Building, Room 621 100 Penn Square East Philadelphia, PA 19107-3396 (0286)

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